Prosecutors: Teen's gunfire left robbery victim paralyzed

Boy, 15, ordered held in lieu of $350,000 bail

December 18, 2010

A Dolton teen shot a man multiple times and left him paralyzed during a robbery, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday.

The 15-year-old boy, ordered held in lieu of $350,000 bail, allegedly approached the 27-year-old victim around 9:30 p.m. Thursday in an alley near the 5400 block of West Monroe Street in Chicago, according to court records.

Pointing his gun at the victim, the teen used street slang for demanding money before firing, court records allege.

The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition with three gunshot wounds — one in the left chest and two in the upper back. A Cook County prosecutor in Bond Court Saturday said that the victim is now paralyzed.

The teenager was charged on felony counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and attempted robbery with a firearm, prosecutors said.